Stephan Livera Podcast

John Cantrell of L2 Technology and Spiral BTC grantee rejoins me on the show to talk about his latest work in making Bitcoin and the lightning network more accessible for the many. Sensei can be thought of as an LND or c-lightning but for LDK. We chat: John’s journey since cracking Alistair Milne’s 12 word seed How sensei works Trade offs How the child node concept works What does it look like if 7.7B+ people onboarded to the lightning network? Links: LN Thread Twitter: @JohnCantrell97 Site: Sensei Prior episode: SLP187 John Cantrell - Bruteforcing Bitcoin Seeds Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Matt Hill of Start9 Labs rejoins me on the show to talk about where the world is at, and a surprising argument that might actually be true. Sovereign Tech may be adopted, not merely because of privacy, but because of being lower cost. We chat: Canada Truckers and the broader fight for freedom Is it a question of tools or winning hearts and minds? What’s new and coming in EmbassyOS v0.3.0? Why cost will be the driver Making it easy to use and saying goodbye to command line Community driven growth Bitcoin and other Links: Start9.com @_MattHill_ @start9labs Previous episode: SLP225 Embassy: Sovereign Personal Computing, Privacy, Bitcoin & Lightning with Matt Hill & Aiden McClelland Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com(code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Jeff Vandrew of Unchained Capital joins me on the show to share his thoughts on Bitcoin for the very long term. Where is it going, and how should you think about using the retirement system to potentially stack more sats? We chat: Where is Bitcoin going over the long term? What happens if more states make Bitcoin legal tender? How big is the market for retirement savings What about just stacking sats outside retirement accounts? Roth vs Traditional IRAs McNulty case and whether it stops self custody Future trends with retirement savings Links: Jeff Vandrew Twitter Unchained McNulty Webinar Unchained Site Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

Benny Peiser of Net Zero Watch joins me on the show to talk about ‘net zero’ and the inaccuracy in the presentation of arguments on renewables. We discuss: What is ‘net zero’ Accurate treatment of costs and benefits How much of it is regulation or market choice ESG box ticking The impact on everyday people ‘Greenwashing’ by some countries Why it will crash Links: Twitter: @netzerowatch Site: netzerowatch.com Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Chris Stewart Founder and CEO of Suredbits joins me on the show to talk about the latest with Bitcoin DLCs. You might have heard my earlier show with Nadav Kohen but in this one we chat: ‘Maximalism’ and tech ‘Policing activity’ Block space market over time Where DLCs are at today Lightning DLCs vs on-chain DLCs Doing stablechannels Practical and commercial applications Umbrel app Links: Twitter: @Chris_Stewart_5 Site: suredbits.com Suredbits Stablechannel blog post Suredbits oracle explorer Nadav Kohen episode: SLP219 Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Nick Hansen, CEO and Founder of Luxor Technology joins me to talk about the bitcoin mining scene, the narrative around bitcoin mining energy use and Proof of Work, Demand Response, ‘ESG’, China ban, Intel coming into the mining game, and hash rate derivatives. Links: Twitter: @hash_bender Site: luxor.tech Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Kyle Murphy of Pleb Lab and Austin Bitcoin Club joins me on the show to talk about the Austin Bitcoin scene and his role in growing it. We also get into what Pleb Lab is and the bitcoin entrepreneurship in Austin, Texas. This is a great show to get a sense of the community in Austin as well as thoughts on how Bitcoin’s ecosystem grows. Links: Twitter: @The_bitcoin_bum Site: PlebLab.com Site: Austin Bitcoin Club Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Nicolas Burtey of Galoy Money rejoins me on the show for a fascinating discussion about doing synthetic USD as a building block to bringing it to the Bitcoin Beach wallet. We talk about: The latest with Galoy Bitcoin Banking 4 ways of doing synthetic USD value Why is it necessary? How to fund it? Risks Links: Twitter: @NicolasBurtey Twitter: GaloyMoney Site: Galoy.io Github: GitHub - GaloyMoney/galoy: bitcoin banking infrastructure Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

Danny Brewster, Founder & CEO of FastBitcoins joins me on the show to chat: Dealing with regulation as a bitcoin business Products and services for bitcoiners Expanding into new markets around the world Challenges and rewards of being bitcoin only Bitcoin builders and why we need them Links: Twitter: @BTCDanny Site: FastBitcoins.com FastBitcoins Twitter: @FastBitcoins Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera

NVK, co founder and CEO of CoinKite rejoins me on the show to talk about the latest and exciting developments in the world of Bitcoin hardware security. CoinKite are pushing forward with NFC as a way of making hardware wallet UX easy but also keeping the hardware accessible from a cost point of view We chat: What’s changing with Coldcard Mk4 Memory, SE, processor NFC for bitcoin transactions Tapsigner Satscard Business models for open source Low cost devices Operating without laptops or PCs Links: Twitter: @nvk TapSigner.com Coldcard Mk4 GETSATSCARD.com Prior episodes: SLP290 NVK Bitcoin Security & Backups Primer Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Hodl Hodl Lend Compass Mining Braiins.com Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera